New Orleans Police have issued an arrest warrant for actor Cuba Gooding Jr. after he allegedly shoved a female bartender Tuesday morning.

Cuba Gooding Jr. watches the San Jose Sharks play the Los Angeles Kings in the western conference quarter final, April 19, 2011.

By:Thestar.com staff Published on Tue Jul 31 2012

New Orleans Police have issued an arrest warrant for actor Cuba Gooding Jr. after he allegedly shoved a female bartender Tuesday morning, TMZ.com is reporting.

Gooding is wanted under a misdemeanour battery warrant after police received a complaint related to an incident at a bar on Bourbon St., in the historic French Quarter, around 2 a.m., the celebrity gossip site said.

One witness told TMZ the Jerry Maguire star may have been aggravated by fans trying to take his picture before a bartender asked Gooding to leave.

Gooding is in New Orleans to film The Butler with Oprah Winfrey, Liam Neeson and Nicole Kidman about a White House butler who has served eight presidents.

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